NEXT STEP: Industry Mentoring

The NEXT STEP: Industry Mentoring program matches penultimate and final year Curtin students with industry mentors, including Curtin alumni, staff and friends, currently working in an industry similar to the student’s field of study or area of interest.

Coordinated by Curtin Careers, Employment & Leadership in conjunction with Curtin’s Alumni Relations, this program focuses on assisting students with the transition into graduate employment and enhancing their career development and planning skills.

Participant activities may include but are not limited to:

Discussing workplace etiquette and employer expectations

Researching industry and market trends

Resume & cover letter reviews

Workplace site visits

Mock interviews

NEXT STEP allows participants complete flexibility when managing their time within the program. To suit your busy schedules, you and your mentoring partner decide when, where and how you meet. Admin will simply guide you along the way.

Key Dates

What's involved in NEXT STEP

The program runs for 5 months, with a minimum 10 hours of contact time during this period.

eMentoring options are available for mentors and mentees based outside the Perth metropolitan area. Skype, phone and email communication can be used where face to face meetings are not viable.

It is recommended all local participants attend the official launch event, though it is not compulsory. This event will provide you with important tools to assist with your mentoring relationship, and can be used as your first meeting with your mentee or mentor.

eMentors and mentees will be provided with online alternatives if attending the launch event is not possible.

Mentors and mentees are invited to attend a final debrief and celebration event at the end of the program.

To be eligible for the NEXT STEP: Industry Mentoring program, you must be a penultimate or final year Curtin student. Students need to be enrolled in a current course throughout the entire duration of the program.
NEXT STEP: Industry Mentoring Terms & Conditions for Mentees are available through UniHub.

Join as a NEXT STEP Mentor

Benefits for mentors

Enhance your leadership, communication and coaching skills

Inspire students to reach their career potential

Give back to your profession and community

Learn fresh perspectives from today’s students

Extend your professional network with other mentors

Gain exposure to highly-motivated students and help your industry receive work-ready graduates

Reconnect or develop closer links with Curtin University

How to join

Registrations for the 2017 program are now closed.
If you would like to register your interest for the 2018 program
please complete an Expression of Interest.

To take part in this program as an industry mentor, we ask that you have a minimum of 3 years' professional experience. The NEXT STEP: Industry Mentoring Terms & Conditions for Mentors are available through UniHub.

Further Information

NB: Whilst best efforts are undertaken to match mentors and mentees based on their degree studied and/or profession preferences, Curtin University cannot guarantee that the resulting match will align with this criteria.

If you have any questions or require more information, please contact
the NEXT STEP: Industry Mentoring Coordinator, by email at nextstep@curtin.edu.au or phone (08) 9266 7802.